31.10.2025

Dear Community,

As we continue our work in Gaza, we are pleased to share with you key developments from the past two months.

Protection & Community Site Progress

We leased a new 11.5-dunam site, where we relocated the Zomi Protection Camp and established the Mariam Protection Camp. The expanded area now provides safe space for approximately 100 vulnerable families, with the capacity to accommodate another 100-200 families as needed. We prioritize the most vulnerable, including women-led households and families with members with disabilities or elderly members.

Both sites offer basic services and a community-run public space, developed in close coordination with displaced persons themselves. Residents have organized educational and recreational programs, reinforcing our bottom-up approach of supporting community-driven action.

These protection sites are also integrated with our sanitation and water-provision systems, ensuring that safety, hygiene, and access to services are treated as inseparable.

Clean Water for Displaced Persons

We have completed installation and are now operating two fuel-powered desalination units, each with a capacity of 8 m³/hour (~60,000 L/day). These units provide clean drinking water to 14 surrounding IDP camps with direct pipelines and/or two 5 m³ water tank per camp – allowing approximately 60,000 displaced persons direct access to clean drinking water every day.

Field teams report that the systems are stabilized and maintained locally: camp residents are involved in monitoring water quality, managing fuel delivery, and rotating staff assignments – reinforcing community ownership rather than external dependency.

Examples of Operational Costs

Desalination System (8 m3/hour): $40,000-$80,000

Land Lease (monthly): $11,500

Water Tank (5 m³): $2,000-$3,000 [two per camp]

Water Network Infrastructure (Pipes and Installation): ~$10,000 per site

Thanks to your generosity, we continue meeting not just urgent needs, but the underlying conditions for dignity and resilience: safe shelters, reliable water, and community-led approaches. As always, our model remains grounded in two principles: concrete action and support for the individuals and families who themselves shape the solutions.

Current Programs & What’s Next

Our ongoing and upcoming initiatives continue to build on our core approach of concrete, community-led action:

· Infrastructure and Water Access: Rehabilitation of water grids, installation of desalination units, and network expansion to ensure sustainable, safe water for displaced communities.

· Sanitation Solutions: Construction of toilets and showers across Gaza to restore dignity and improve public health.

· Shelter and Protection: Operation and expansion of care camps for vulnerable families and individuals, alongside the development of inclusive and adaptable shelter solutions.

· Essential Distributions: Provision of hygiene kits, kitchen kits, food, blankets, mattresses, and warm clothing to meet immediate needs.

· Sustainability and Visibility: Strengthening awareness, community participation, and long-term funding to ensure continuity of services.

Below are photos from our recent operations, showing the impact of your support on the ground. You can follow our work with our activities map, and find more stories and updates on our Facebook page.

Your support remains the cornerstone of this work. We deeply appreciate your trust, your engagement, and your commitment to people whose realities demand swift, respectful, and locally-led solutions.

With gratitude and solidarity,
Seba and Tom,
Co-founders, Clean Shelter

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